Another star has fallen, but the glimmer of hope, shines on
Shin has left us. This extremely brave and inspiring lady who had breast cancer has passed away, but her legacy, like Molly, like Shandy...lives on.
Shin left 1 comment on my blog before. And I will always remember her as the big sister figure in this fight of mine.
One day I will see them all in heaven. But in the mean time, I will live doubly hard for those who left.
Shin had donated her organs for researcg purposes. I decided that I should do the same in the future.
DBS CEO
Guess everyone heard, DBS CEO was diagnosed with AML, Acute Myeloid Leukemia.
Apparently he was still working fine on Friday, then fever on Monday, 26th and on 27th he was diagnosed with AML. Super bloody fast moving leukemia. But in a way it's good too. At least we know he found it early. So treatment can be done immediately.
Cancer can be such a fast-moving, unpredictable bitch.
A single post of love.
Shandy Sim had passed away for half a month now. And I think her death really impact me a lot. I can't stop reminising all the times we had in the bank together with everyone else.
Perhaps because my ex boss is also a fellow chemo girl, that's why it feels extra sad.
Someone wrote her a poem. I think it was so sweet. I kinda vaguely remember this guy. Think Shandy mentioned him before. Or it could also be that we met him at Shandy's party before. Anyway it's a very touching poem. So I am going to shamelessly link this entry of his on my blog.
Hope you guys enjoy it as much as I do.
Shandy... How is it up there in Heaven? There is no pain now, do sleep well.
http://kiwipang.blogspot.com/2009/01/shandy-sim-1978-2008.html
Live Life Abundantly
Watched 7 Pounds today. And although I do not think what Tim did in the end is right, this movie certainly is very touching and meaningful.
It further enhance the fact that life is fragile, thus live life abundantly.
Though some of the medical issue was not really dealt with, eg bone marrow transplant can only be given to matching patient.... but nonetheless, I applaud the director and scriptwriter's creativity to come up with such a theme.
It certainly left me and my partner in tears. It kinda shook my world.
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And so 2008 came to an end. Was at SGH this afternoon and learnt that Sarah, my neighbour in Ward 72 room 10 passed away in September or October 2008. I didn't know. In June/July, Sarah just went Phuket with her parents and we were still talking about food when we spoke on MSN after she came back from her trip. She was due to go for the next chemo treatment and I was due for mine. Met her in July and August but she was in a bad shape with her new chemo drug. Her skin darkened and she was vomitting non-stop.
Never will I ever imagine that she would just go like this... She was still so alive and enjoying life in June/July... And she was my neighbour, sleeping on the bed right next to mine... It kinda make me wonder if the new chemo drug killed her.
And so 3 of the people I knew had lost their life to cancer and gone to heaven. Carol and Sarah, my roomie in Ward 72, and my ex-boss.
Life can be tough and it can have it's painful moment.
But it's because of these very reason that made the happy moments in life even more precious and important. We must always remember to live life abundantly.
That's what year 2008 taught me
